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NBC Boston
‘A transformation’: New Supreme Court ruling sparks racial profiling concerns
The ruling changes how suspicion is legally defined, Northeastern law professor Jeremy Paul said. “This is really a transformation in the way that the country has previously thought about what suspicion means,” Paul said.
Donald Trump’s Epstein Problem Keeps Coming Back
Costas Panagopoulos, a political scientist at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that Trump may have trapped himself. “Trump dug his own grave with the Epstein scandal when he reversed course about releasing the case files after winning the election,” he said.
Reimagining Education In The Age Of AI
Last week in London, we had the privilege of hosting the dean and associate dean in computer sciences at Northeastern University. The conversation was inspiring — NU’s work offers a glimpse of how education can be reimagined for this new era.
Trump wants to win AI race, but his immigration policies could get in the way
Usama Fayyad, a vice provost at Northeastern University in Boston says that immigration restrictions have deep consequences to AI innovation when it comes to hiring and retaining talent and keeping companies based in the U.S.
Justice Sotomayor on Legality of Trump Seeking Third Term—’Not Settled’
Jeremy Paul, former dean of Northeastern University School of Law, told Newsweek that Supreme Court justices generally have to be careful about what they say about potential cases in public remarks. If Sotomayor were to say she believes it is settled, she could open herself up to calls to recuse herself from a case if it comes […]
The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento extends controversial gunshot-detection tech for $2.6 million
A 2023 study from Northeastern University found the technology did not reduce crime, though it helped police decrease their response times to shootings.
OpenAI installs parental controls following California teen’s death
“These systems don’t really have that emotional and contextual understanding to judge those situations well, [and] for every single technical fix, there is a trade-off to be had,” said Annika Schoene, an AI safety researcher at Northeastern University.
Your home has a 1 in 4 chance of being at severe risk from extreme weather
Zillow, RedFin, and other similar companies are starting to conduct their own statistical analyses or include climate risks in real estate listings. That, too, said Daniel Aldrich, director of the Resilience Studies Program at Northeastern University, is a sign of the times.
NBC Boston
Mayor Wu pushes back against lawsuit from DOJ over immigration
Jeremy Paul, a professor of law at Northeastern University, joins NBC Boston.
Benjamin Von Wong: The power of art against climate change
Maria Ivanova, a researcher at Northeastern University’s Center for Plastics in Geneva, emphasized: “People don’t change their opinions through facts. They change through their emotions. And this is where art plays a key role.”
Hollywood’s superhero bubble popped. Now hit video games are taking the controls
“I’m surprised it took this long,” said Steve Granelli, a teaching professor of communication studies at Northeastern University, of a “Call of Duty” adaptation. “I’ve thought it was one of the most cinematic games I’ve ever played. There’s a lot about it that lends very well to film.”
The Yale Review
When AI Speaks for the Dead
Essay by Patricia J. Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Law and Humanities at Northeastern University.